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Those are some really low salaries
Those are some really low salaries
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That is a pretty standard wage for a sr. developer in the SFBA. Big reason why I'm not moving to europe any time soon.
$140k is standard for a developer in the bay area?
those answering less than 20k euro, how did you manage to get paid that low. To me coming from denmark, that more sound as if it's a monthly salary compared to "starter-salary" in denmark which is 35k DKK or 4,7k euro a month.
While €20k is certainly a low salary for a software engineer (even in Berlin), it's not completely unheard of. I've seen a couple startups offering €1500/month for entry-level dev jobs, and actually, €1500 gross is enough to live on here. Then there are the so-called "mini jobs", which only pay €400/month or so, but those are usually student jobs or unskilled labor. You probably won't find any real dev jobs at that level—especially not full-time positions.
Also, it's pretty common here for people to discuss salaries in monthly terms (my German employment contract is one example), whereas in the US it's more common to talk about annual salaries. I didn't consider that when I created this poll, so it's possible some people were accidentally responding for the wrong time frame. I've added "annual" to the description to clarify.
And finally, it's entirely possible those are just junk responses: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5537023
Developer here looking to possibly relocate from London to Berlin or other German (or Dutch) place, I have a question for anyone filling out this poll: I spend on avarage about £700 a month excluding rent, which allows for relatively comfortable life in London. What spending can I expect in Berlin? What about rent? (I pay £425 which is pretty cheap for London)
I've just made the same move, feel free to get in touch if you have any more questions! I've only been here for about 3 weeks so far, so don't have much data, but €500/month for living costs seems easy. Rent, depending on what you want, is probably about 80% of what you pay for a comparable flat in London. You can probably get 2 bedrooms (+living room) with all the bills included for about €800. Just be prepared for…
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I've just made the same move, feel free to get in touch if you have any more questions! I've only been here for about 3 weeks so far, so don't have much data, but €500/month for living costs seems easy. Rent, depending on what you want, is probably about 80% of what you pay for a comparable flat in London. You can probably get 2 bedrooms (+living room) with all the bills included for about €800. Just be prepared for…
When people say that it will take 3-4 months to find an apartment, what are they doing in the meantime? Renting short-term apartments such as sublets?
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Average rent in Berlin is not 1000 eur...Oh, I see they say it's for 85 m^2 in the city center. That's extremely roomy for a single person or a couple.
Rent has exploded in Berlin and is continuing to climb in Berlin. Also if you look outside the city center, i.e. in Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg oder Prenzlauer Berg. As single developer you wouldn't need 85qm, true. As a couple you probably want to have min. 50-60qm. My personal taste obviously, but I have a family with two kids and we need more than that :)
It's still pretty easy to find a 50qm in Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg, or Neukölln (within the Ringbahn) for under €500-600 warm. If you want or need a larger, fancier flat, or if you want to live in Prenzlberg or Charlottenburg, obviously you can choose to pay more.
3 points for "€100k or more" already sounds like bullshit to me at this time. Either that or I would love to hear what you do !
That is a pretty standard wage for a sr. developer in the SFBA. Big reason why I'm not moving to europe any time soon.